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'Titanic Belfast - City of a Thousand Launches' Documentary on TG4 Next Week
5th April 2019 Maritime TV
Collective shame about the Titanic’s sinking, accounts by survivors, Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff’s role, and fears by some local politicians some decades later of a “Dublin-based developer” coming to “rape and pillage” are among themes explored in a documentary…
Clydeport Host to International Navies In Advance of Major Military Exercise off Western Scotland
4th April 2019 News Update
#newsupdate - Clydeport downriver of Glasgow was host to a large international gathering of navies prior to participating in a major military exercise currently underway off the west coast of Scotland. The navies according to Peel Port Group which operates…
Boating Tourism on the Rise, Contributing Over £6 billion to the UK Economy
4th April 2019 Marine Trade
New figures out today from British Marine, the leading trade association for the UK leisure marine industry, highlight how the marine sector has created close to £6bn in sales from boating-related tourism expenditure in 2018, a 65% growth since 2013.…
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It's like Christmas with the number of boxes full of our new summer stock arriving into Viking Marine in Dun Laoghaire on Dublin Bay this week! We have new product ranges, new suppliers and ongoing innovation from current and new -…
Irish National Marine Services have announced a demonstration day of RS Sailing craft on Sunday 28th April at the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School in Dun Laoghaire. Included in the line up will be the new RS21 keelboat, with opportunities to…
Two seconds for a delighted Finn Lynch puts the Laser sailor second overall in the 187-boat fleet in the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma this morning. It's an explosive start as the Dublin Bay sailor goes in search of Olympic qualification…
Viking Marine Olympic Sailor Finn Lynch Endorses New High Performance Centre
31st March 2019 Viking Marine
Rio Laser sailor Finn Lynch who is campaigning for a place in Tokyo 2020 and who is a Viking Marine Brand Ambassador has endorsed the opening of the new Irish Sailing High-Performance centre (pictured above) for the Olympic Sailing team at Dun…
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X-Yachts customers and window-shoppers alike can now configure their own X49 thanks to a new online tool. The X-Configurator provides all the customisable options available for one of the latest additions to X-Yacht’s luxury Pure X range — and one…
Some of the UK’s best leisure marine businesses and achievers were last night (26 March 2019) celebrated at the British Marine Trades Association Awards 2019. Following a hugely successful first day at the inaugural British Marine Expo, in association with…
A Marine Engineering Traineeship was launched this month with the overall aims of attracting new employees into the marine industry and providing them with the basic skills to allow them to work effectively from the start of their employment. The training programme…
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UK Sailmakers Ireland Interview: Charting Barry Hayes's Career in Sailmaking
22nd March 2019 UK Sailmakers Ireland
West Cork native Barry Hayes took over the UK Sailmakers Ireland loft a year ago From Des McWilliam, having returned to Crosshaven from an international career in sailmaking. Afloat.ie asked him about his own sailing background and the changes he has…
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Oyster Yachts Rally Up in Ireland, Ian O'Meara Appointed Irish Representative
22nd March 2019 Viking Marine
For the last 45 years, Oyster Yachts have built a reputation for signature performance blue water cruising yachts built to the finest level of craftsmanship. This is a company that is not just building but are creating through personalisation and…
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A new business launched by a well-known sailor on the Water Wags scene uses upcycled sails to create quirky travel washbags. Prisca Bags is the brainchild of Amanda Chambers, who repurposes old fabric from many different sources into a variety…
Viking Marine's Finn Lynch Trains with Robert Scheidt, Nine Times Laser World Champion
17th March 2019 Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 trialist Finn Lynch who has returned home to Dublin just home is telling of one of the highs from his week Laser training in Palma de Mallorca. Lynch, a Viking Marine ambassador told Afloat.ie 'When nine-time Laser world champion Robert…
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Viking Marine Going Green For St Patrick’s Weekend With New Ecoworks Range
16th March 2019 Viking Marine
It’s St Patrick’s Day weekend and Viking Marine is going green! Check out Viking Marine’s new green Ecoworks range of cleaning products just in time for getting your boat ready for the new season. These environmentally safe cleaning products come…
Marking International Women’s Day last Friday (8 March), RYANI launched its popular Women on Water programme for 2019. The initiative, which sees women of all abilities take to the water, is being run in conjunction with a number of sailing…
